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N. Korea rocket launch grows imminent despite angerPyongyang (AFP) April 10, 2012 North Korea on Tuesday put the finishing touches to its latest rocket ahead of a politically charged launch that will defy a swelling chorus of international concern including in China and Russia. With regional airlines and shipping going on alert, and Japan deploying its anti-missile systems, the impoverished but nuclear-armed North said it was set to install the rocket's satellite payload. "We are expecting to complete assembly by today," Ryu Kum-Chol, a senior member of the communist state's ... read more |
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  An efficient method for solving sound propagation in range-dependent ocean waveguides found The coupled normal mode method is a powerful approach for solving range-dependent propagation problems in underwater acoustics. An important area of study is to improve stability and efficiency so a ... more | .. |
  Bo downfall a test for China political system: analysts The purge of Bo Xilai and arrest of his wife for suspected murder have rocked China, and how leaders deal with the case may prove to be a crucial test for the country's political system, analysts say. ... more | .. |
  Syria pounds protest hubs but peace envoy hopeful Syria pounded protest hubs Wednesday, despite mounting pressure from world powers, as peace envoy Kofi Annan said there is still a chance to salvage his plan to halt hostilities within hours. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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Clinton says no 'new Cold War' in Asia Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday the United States was not seeking conflict with a rising China but urged emerging powers to act more "constructively" in the world. ... more | .. |
  Boeing, US Navy Conduct Networked Distributed Targeting Capability Flight Test on Super Hornet Boeing and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed a flight test of the prototype Distributed Targeting System-Networked (DTS-N) on a Super Hornet. The system is designed to enhance the F/A-18E/F ... more | .. |
  China web giants vow to fight 'rumours' Three of China's top Internet portals have pledged to work with the government to banish online rumours, as jittery authorities crack down on the web following widespread rumours of a coup. ... more | .. |
  Nepal army takes control of Maoist camps Nepal's army has taken over camps where Maoist fighters have been stationed since the end of the civil war, an official said Wednesday, in a major step towards completing a troubled peace process. ... more |
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  Chinese yacht arrivals to seek asylum in Australia A group of Chinese nationals rescued from a stricken yacht will now seek asylum in Australia after abandoning their quest to sail to New Zealand, a minister said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Top China leader ousted, wife probed over Briton's murder Chinese politician Bo Xilai, once a rising star, has been stripped of his elite Communist Party post and his wife is being investigated for the murder of a British national, state media said. ... more | .. |
  Russia decodes ancient dawn redwood DNA A group of scientists from the Altay University became pioneers in decoding the DNA of ancient Metasequoia, known as dawn redwood. The remains of the plant were discovered in the north of the Canadi ... more | .. |
  Philippines deploys second ship in China standoff The Philippines deployed a second vessel to tiny islands in the South China Sea on Thursday in a bid to assert its sovereignty in a territorial standoff with China. ... more |
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  Spain's nuclear sector eyes growth in China Spain's nuclear energy sector has gained a strong foothold in China over the past quarter century, providing components or services to nine of the country's 14 operating nuclear power plants, and no ... more | .. |
  Sands opens new casino resort in Asian gaming hub Las Vegas Sands Corp. opened its fourth casino in the booming Asian gaming capital of Macau on Wednesday, transforming a "swamp" earmarked for a fireworks factory into a $5 billion resort. ... more | .. |
  World's largest solar thermal plant online The world's largest solar thermal plant has gone into full operation in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh after a six-month trial, officials said. ... more | .. |
 US grabs lead over China in clean energy race The United States has regained the lead in the clean energy race, investing $48 billion last year to surpass China, which held the world's top spending spot since 2009, said a study Wednesday. ... more |
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Living microbes identified in Earth's driest desert using new technique
Eight dead, 17 hurt, in China school knife attack; Police formally arrest car ramming suspect
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  China's auto sales fall 3.4% in first quarter Vehicle sales in China fell 3.4 percent year on year in the first three months of 2012, an industry group said Wednesday, as the world's largest auto market slows. ... more | .. |
 Australia says cannot stop Chinese asylum seekers Australia said Tuesday it had no power to stop a boatload of Chinese refugees rescued in a yacht off its north coast from pressing on with their planned journey to New Zealand to seek asylum. ... more | .. |
  China tightens 'land grab' rules to defuse unrest China has tightened regulations governing forced land expropriations in a bid to put a lid on what has become an explosive social issue and one of the country's biggest sources of unrest. ... more | .. |
 China court jails disabled activist and husband A Chinese court sentenced disabled activist Ni Yulan and her husband to jail for "provoking trouble" on Tuesday, a year after the couple were detained during a widespread crackdown on dissent. ... more |
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 Oil dives on weak China, US data Oil prices sank Tuesday, mirroring global equity markets, as traders fretted over weak economic data in China and the United States, and amid resurgent concerns over the eurozone debt crisis. ... more | .. |
 Philippines, Vietnam to hold 'fun games' in Spratlys Philippine and Vietnamese troops plan to hold joint "fun games" in the Spratlys to calm tensions over the disputed island chain in the South China Sea, the Philippine navy chief said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
China returns to trade surplus in March China on Tuesday posted a trade surplus for March, reversing a massive deficit the previous month, but data showed exports were still weak owing to the economic woes in major overseas markets. ... more | .. |
 China returns to trade surplus in March China said Tuesday it recorded a trade surplus last month, reversing a massive deficit in February, but exports were still weak owing to economic woes in major overseas markets. ... more |
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Next Starship Flight Test Scheduled for Tuesday with 30-Minute Launch Window
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  China increases naval UAV use The China's People's Liberation Army Navy has begun deploying unmanned aerial vehicles aboard its ships. ... more | .. |
  China calls on Japan not to host Uighur assembly in May China said Monday it had asked Japan not to host an annual meeting organised by an exile group championing the rights of ethnic Uighurs. ... more | .. |
  Herbal remedy blamed for high cancer rate in Taiwan: study A toxic ingredient in a popular herbal remedy is linked to more than half of all cases of urinary tract cancer in Taiwan where use of traditional medicine is widespread, said a US study Monday. ... more | .. |
 Exiled Tiananmen leaders ask to visit China The exiled leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement and other Chinese dissidents have asked the government to allow them to visit their homeland, a rights group said. ... more |
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  ONR Grant Expands Research of Typhoons, Monsoons, Internal Waves in Asia-Pacific The University of Miami (UM) announced that it has received a grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to expand its use of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) in the Asia-Pacific Region. The new $1. ... more | .. |
  China plans to build research icebreaker China says it plans for a new icebreaker, now in the design stage, to be ready to begin polar research operations in 2014. ... more | .. |
 Turkey PM oversees nuclear agreements with China Turkey's Prime Minister oversaw the signing of two nuclear agreements with China Monday on a trip to the Asian nation that also saw him make an unprecedented stop in ethnically-tense Xinjiang. ... more | .. |
  Chinese inflation rate rises to 3.6 pct in March China's inflation rate edged up in March, driven by rising food costs, official data showed Monday, but analysts said there was still scope for Beijing to stimulate the slowing economy. ... more |
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